"Just as classical musicians speak of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, blues harp players have their own 'big three' postwar Chicago harmonica masters: Little Walter Jacobs, Big Walter Horton, and Aleck 'Rice' Miller, usually referred to as Sonny Boy Williamson II…. Miller's harmonica style was marked by flawless timing, terse, punchy phrasing, and a heavy vibrato that he also used in his singing. Unlike Little Walter and others, Miller did not play through an amp on his recordings, instead preferring the harmonica's natural acoustic tone."—Sing Out!